Milking-stool.



W. MGMAHON.

MILKING STOOL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1914.

1,122,1Q3. Patented Dec.22,1914.

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WILLIAM MoMAl-I'ON, 0F NORWICH, NEW YORK.

MILKING-S'IOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2.2, 191d.

Application filed July 22, 1914 Serial No. 852,503.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM MCMAHON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of Chenango and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Milking-Stools, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to milking stools,

and it has for its object to produce a device of this class which will be simple in construction, clean and sanitary.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and eflicient milking stool adapted to support the milk pail or receptacle adjustably with respect to the operators seat.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a milking stool constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a sectional detail view taken on the line H in Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The frame of the stool comprises two side members 15 having rearwardly diverging portions 16. The side members with their rearwardly divergent portions may be formed of a single piece of wire, the same being bent to form at the forward end thereof a U-shaped loop which is bent downwardly to form a leg or supporting member 17. At the rearward ends of the divergent portions 16 are formed downturned loops constituting legs or supporting members 18,

each of which, however, has a limb provided with an upward extension 19, said extension portions being securely connected at their upper ends with the underside of the seat 20.

21 is a clamp block which is bored longitudiframe members,

nally for the passage of the side members 15 upon which said clamp block is mounted adjacent to the divergent portions 16. Said clamp block is also bored vertically for the passage of a supporting member 22, the upper extremity of which is secured to the underside of the seat 20, while the lower end of said supporting member is secured in the clamp block by fastening members, such as a set screw 23. The side members 15, which are disposed in substantially parallel relatron to one another, support a slide 24 which is adapted to support a milk pail 25, said slide consisting of a ring having a pail supporting flange 26 and provided below said flange with notches 27 to engage the side members 15. Extending diametrically across the slide transversely of the side members 15 and below the latter is a resilient assembling member which may consist of a wire 28 that serves to assemble the slide with the frame and to retain the slide frictionally at any desired point of adjustment.

It will be seen that a person occupying the seat 20 may adjust the pail supporting slide to any position that will be found most convenient in use.

The improved milking stool is extremely simple in construction and of such a nature that it may very easily be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A milking stool comprising spaced side members having rearwardly divergent extensions, downwardly extending ground engaging feet at the forward ends of the side members and at the rearward ends of the extensions, and upwardly extending supporting legs.

2. A milking stool comprising a frame formed of wire and including spaced side members having rearwardly divergent extensions, a downturned connecting loop at the forward ends of the side members constituting a ground engaging foot, downturned loops at the rearward ends of the divergent extensions constituting ground engaging feet and having upwardly extending seat supporting. limbs, a clamp block connecting the side members adjacent to their rearward extensions, said block having a vertical bore, and a seat supporting member secured in said bore.

3. A milking stool comprising spaced downwardly extending ground engaging feet and upwardly extending seat supporting legs, in combination With a slide supported on the spaced frame members.

4. In a milking stool, a frame comprising spaced frame members having forward portions arranged in substantially parallel relation and rearward divergent portions, ground engaging supporting feet at the forward ends of the side members and at the rearward ends of their divergent extensions and seat supporting legs extending up wardly with respect to the frame, in combination with a pail supporting slide consisting of a ring having an annular supporting 15 WILLIAM McMAI-ION. Vitnesses DAVID F. LEE, ETHEL M. SILL.

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